"Kate wanted to meet with me, to talk."
"Are you guys getting back together?" I ask, afraid of the answer.
"Hah. If Kate had her way, yes."
"Oh."
"Bella," Edward said, softer this time, "You don't have to worry about me getting back with Kate. It's over between us. It's been over for two years. I just wasn't ready to let go yet and she knew that and used it to her advantage."
"I see. Are you going to tell me what happened between you guys?"
"That's a long story. I don't want to get into it tonight." His tone is so final that I don't bother trying to convince him otherwise.
"Okay. Another time."
"Yeah," he sighs. "So, I told her that I didn't want her to call or email me or anything. I want to move on. I've spent the last two years trying to figure out what went wrong. I'm done."
I feel minutely better, but I'm still hung up on what I saw. "But the way you greeted her...you were so happy to see her."
"I was...I was happy to see her so that I could end it for good. Also, I guess..." he trails off, so I fill in the blank.
"You're still in love with her." It's not a question.
"No! No, Bella. I don't think I ever truly loved her. I loved what we had. But what she did to me...I don't think I would ever get back with her."
"Okay," I say dumbly. I don't even know where to begin to reply to him.
"I don't want this to get to Rose or my parents because it'll make them worry. They never really liked Kate. Well, her and Rose were friendly at one point...but if they knew that we still had kept in contact since the breakup, they'd be disappointed. I'm handling it on my own."
"Okay. I won't tell them."
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